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Passage5阅读理解

AI取代人类？

或许合作才是王道

Passage6完型填空

学会倾听

Passage1：

Scienceneverstops

Afterworkingfromhomeforthelastfewmonths,mostpeoplehaveadaptedtotheirnewworksituation.Butwhatifyourjobwastocontrolamulti-billion-dollarspacerover（探测车）locatedonaplanetnearly200millionkmawayfromEarth?

AteamofNASAscientistsisdoingjustthat.Inordertofollowsocialdistancingrules,thesescientistshavehadtoworkfromhome.Butthey’vestillfoundwaystoworktogetherandtakecareofthecomplex（复杂的）tasksthatareneededtokeeptheCuriosityroverworkingonMars.

Theirwork-from-homesetups（装配）,asseeninphotosprovidedtoCNBCandScienceAlert,lookmuchliketypicalhomeofficesetups.Theyuseordinarycomputers.Butinsteadofworkingonspreadsheets（电子制表）,thesescientistsareprogrammingcomplexsequences（序列）ofinstructionsthatarethensenttotherover.Theseinstructionsallowedtherovertofindarocksample（样本）inalocationonMarscalled“Edinburgh”,accordingtoEarthSky.

Usually,theteam’s20scientistsworktogetherbycommunicatingthroughappsorvideomeetings.Onescientistmighthavetofollow15messagechannels（通道）atonce.

NASAgavethescientistsheadsets（耳机）,monitors（监视器）andotherequipmenttoallowthemtodotheirjobsfromhome.However,the3Dgoggles（眼镜）theyusuallyusetoanalyzepicturesfromMarscouldnotbesentout.Sotheyhavetorelyonsimplered-and-blueglasslenses（镜片）instead.

Butsetbackslikethesehavenotbeenaproblemforthescientists.Infact,adaptingtochangingsituationsandimprovising（临时做）is“classic,textbookNASA,”accordingtotheheadofscienceoperationsCarrieBridge.“We’representedwithaproblemandwefigureouthowtomakethingswork.Marsisn’tstandingstillforus;

we’restillexploring,”shesaid.

1：

Duringtheoutbreak,NASAscientists_____.

A.usedifferentcomputerstowork

B.workonspreadsheets

C.don’tneedtofollowsocialdistancingrules

D.areoperatingCuriosityfromhome

2：

WorkingathomeisinconvenientforNASAscientistsbecause_____.

A.theyhavetousespecialred-and-bluelenses

B.theycannotcommunicatepersontoperson

C.theydon’thavetheequipmenttodotheirjobs

D.theycannotworktogetheratthesametime

3:

Howdoweunderstand“classic,textbookNASA”inthelastparagraph?

A.NASAwroteatextbookonhowtodealwithproblems.

B.NASAalwaysfindswaystodealwithnewsituations.

C.SetbacksarecommonforNASA.

D.SetbackshaveneverbeenaproblemforNASA.

4:

Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A.NASA’sprojectonMars.

B.TheproblemsNASAfaces.

C.HowNASAanalyzespicturesfromMars.

D.HowNASAscientistsworkathome.

参考答案：

DABD

Passage2：

95后中国青年联合国发言分享战“疫”故事

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sFundjointlyheldaseminaronjointresponsetoCOVID-19.

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sHubeiprovince,theformerepicenterofthenovelcoronavirus（COVID-19）,introducedChina'

santi-epidemic3andachievementstoyoungpeoplefromallovertheworld,sharingherownstoriesofbeinga4duringarecentUnitedNations（UN）seminar.

theepidemic,Wang,togetherwithotherstudentsfromtheYouthVolunteerAssociationofWuhanUniversity,5upwiththefamiliesofmorethan600front-linemedicalstaffinWuhanto6onlinetutoringandpsychologicalcounselingforyoungpeopleaged5-18.

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sexperienceduringtheepidemicpreventionandcontrolandsharedkeywordswithotheryoungpeopleattheseminar:

first,"

confidence"

which8thatthepredicamentistemporary,aslongaswefirmlybelievethattheepidemicwillpass,wecanremaincalmandstrong;

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cooperation"

whichmeansthatnooneisanisolatedisland,andthe9toovercomingtheepidemicliesinunityamongpeopleandcooperation10countries.

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Passage3：

Refreshyourbodyclock

What’sthedatetoday?

Whatdayoftheweekisit?

Thesewerepreviouslyconsideredsimplequestions,buttheymaynowhaveyouscratching（挠）yourheadduringthistimeofquarantine.Psychologistsexplainwhyweseemtolosetrackof（忘记）timeduringself-isolationamidtheCOVID-19outbreak.

AccordingtoSteveJoordens,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofToronto,Canada,peoplegetasenseoftimebyfollowingcertainroutines.Intermsofdays,forexample,yougetupat6am,startclassat8amandat5pmyougohome.Intermsofweeks,onMondaynightsyouhaveastudygroup,onTuesdaysyouhavedinnerwithfriendsandFridaysaremovienightswithyourparents.

Theseroutinesarelikean“anchor（锚）”,asJoordensputit.“Theytelluswherewearewithinagivenday–youknowifit’slunchtime,butalsowithinthegivenweek–youknowifit’sThursdayorFriday,sincetheyfeelverydifferentthanaMondayorTuesdaydoes,”hetoldCTVNews.

Nowthattheseroutinesaregone,everydaystartsto“feel”thesame.

Isolationalsodisrupts（打乱）people’scircadianrhythm（生理节律）–thebody’sinternalbiologicalclock.AccordingtoHuffPost,peoplespendmoretimestaringatascreenduringquarantine–workingonalaptop,watchingTVorplayingvideogames.Thebluelightemittedbytheseelectronicdevicescanupsetpeople’ssleepcycles,makingthemfeeloutofsync（错位的）.“Andwithmuchofourtimespentindoors,wearelimitingourexposure（暴露）tonaturallight,whichisanimportantexternalfactorinresettingourcircadianrhythm,”ZainabDelawalla,aclinicalpsychologistinAtlanta,US,toldHuffPost.

Emotionscanalsoaffecthowpeopleperceive（感知）time,accordingtoRehmanAbdulrehman,directorofClinicPsychologyManitobainCanada.Justlikehowtimeseemstopassquicklywhenwearehappy,negativeemotions–likedistress–canhavetheoppositeeffect.

“Itsoundsbeautifultonothavetogotowork,not[haveto]interactwithpeople,havenothingthatyouhavetodo.Butinfact,it’snotgoodforusmentally,”explainedJoordens.“Itreallyleavesusfeelingveryadrift（茫然的）.”

Maybewehavetakenouroldroutinesforgranted,andonlyduringthischaotictimehavewecometoappreciatetheseanchorsthatkeepusfrombeingsetadrift.

1.time2.routines3.anchor4.gone5.screen6.upset7.biological8.exposure9.Negative10.quickly

Passage4：

pursuingheavenlytruth

Fiftyyearsago,Chinasuccessfullylauncheditsfirstsatellite,Dongfanghong1,andstartedanewchapterinspaceexploration.Tomarkits50thanniversary,theChinaNationalSpaceAdministrationannouncedthenameforthecountry’sMarsplanetaryexplorationprogramonApril24.

Themission,Tianwen,orQuestforHeavenlyTruth,gotitsnamefromalongpoemTianwenwrittenbyQuYuan,afamouspoetoftheWarringStatesPeriod（475-221BC）.Inthepoem,Quraisedaseriesofquestionsconcerningthesky,stars,naturalphenomena,mythsandtherealworld,reflectinghisdoubtsontraditionalideasandhispursuitoftruth.

Chinahasbeenmakingremarkableprogressinspaceexploration.Asearlyas1970,Chinalauncheditsfirstman-madeEarthsatellite,becomingthefifthcountryintheworldtolaunchman-madesatellitesindependently.Overthepastfewyears,China’smissions,includingtheShenzhouandChang’eseriesweredesignedtoexploreouterspace,expandedmankind’sunderstandingofEarthandtheuniverse.

Thistime,theTianwenserieswillcarryoutthefirstMarsexplorationmissionin2020.ExpertsconsideritthestartofChina’sexplorationofMars,representingamilestoneforChina’smovetowarddeepspace.

“TianwenrepresentsChinesepeople’srelentlesspursuitoftruth,thecountry’sculturalinheritancetoexplorenatureandtheuniverse,aswellastheunendingexplorationsinscienceandtechnology,”GeXiaochun,chiefengineeroftheNationalSpaceAdministration,toldChinaDaily.

Indeed,withthename’sdeeprootsinChinesetraditionalculture,ithasbeenwidelyacceptedamongthepublic.TianwendemonstratesthedeterminationandperseveranceofChinesepeopletomovefurtherintodeepspace.

WhendidChinalauncheditsfirstsatellite？

Whatdidthename“Tianwen”comefrom？

3：

Chinaisthefifteenthcountryintheworldtolaunchman-madesatellites？

Whatdoes“Tianwen”standfor?

in1970

it‘sfromalongpoemTianwenwrittenbyQuYuan

No，itisn'

t

4：

itrepresentsChinesepeople’srelentlesspursuitoftruth,thecountry’sculturalinheritancetoexplorenatureandtheuniverse,aswellastheunendingexplorationsinscienceandtechnology

Passage5：

AIcanbringusinspiration

Aspecialcopyright（版权）casehasrecentlydrawnattentionbecauseitisrelatedto（和......有关的）artificialintelligence（AI）.Acourt（法庭）inShenzhenruledthatanewsreportwrittenbyTencent’sAIenjoyscopyrightprotection.Awebsitebrokethelawbecauseitusedthearticlewithoutpermission（允许）.

ThisisthefirstcaseinChinathathasprovidedcopyrightprotectiontoworkdonebyAI.Butwhatdoesitindicate（表明）?

WillAItaketheplaceofcreativeworkersinthefuture?

Probablynot.AIisnotyetabletowritecreativestories.Thenewsreportmentioned（提到）aboveismainlyaboutdata.SinceAIisgoodatprocessing（处理）data,itisoftenusedtowritefinancial（金融的）reports.Somene